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Below the Summer Stars (The World of Charles Williams' Arthuriad)
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Product Details
Author:
Aidan Nichols
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
184
Publisher:
Boydell & Brewer Inc. (October 27, 2026)
Imprint:
Lutterworth Press
Release Date:
October 27, 2026
Language:
English
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13:
9780718898649
ISBN-10:
0718898648
Weight:
12oz
Dimensions:
5.98" x 9.02"
File:
TWO RIVERS-PERSEUS-Perseus_Distribution_Customer_Group_Metadata_20260701200438-20260701.xml
Folder:
TWO RIVERS
List Price:
$29.00
Country of Origin:
United Kingdom
Case Pack:
20
As low as:
$26.10
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
G
Pub Discount:
40
Overview
An analytical exploration of Williams' poetic magnum opus, guiding the lay reader through the rich and challenging text.
Charles Williams, Oxford's 'Third Inkling', is less well known than C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, yet both recognized his brilliance. Nichols moves through the Arthuriad poem by poem, drawing on the historical, religious and literary context informing Williams' poetical work and drawing out poignant details to enrich one's reading of the collection.
Below the Summer Stars does not proceed with line-by-line analysis, but instead illuminates the overall sense and message of the Arthuriad poems; the result is a concise and informative study which accompanies the reader through the text rather than overshadowing Williams' words. Ultimately, Nichols argues, the Arthuriad is theological in character, yet it also establishes a hitherto lacking mythopoetic world for the British Isles; Nichols' historical and cultural analysis is an invitation to step into this world, confident in the authorial voice which shows you the way.
Charles Williams, Oxford's 'Third Inkling', is less well known than C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, yet both recognized his brilliance. Nichols moves through the Arthuriad poem by poem, drawing on the historical, religious and literary context informing Williams' poetical work and drawing out poignant details to enrich one's reading of the collection.
Below the Summer Stars does not proceed with line-by-line analysis, but instead illuminates the overall sense and message of the Arthuriad poems; the result is a concise and informative study which accompanies the reader through the text rather than overshadowing Williams' words. Ultimately, Nichols argues, the Arthuriad is theological in character, yet it also establishes a hitherto lacking mythopoetic world for the British Isles; Nichols' historical and cultural analysis is an invitation to step into this world, confident in the authorial voice which shows you the way.
